The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-05
General News.


BUSINESS good.
CLEAR and warm.
RIVER rising slowly.
FIVE boats leave today.
LIVELY on he levee yesterday.
The Commonwealth is due from st. Louis.
THE Kate Adams left for Arkansas City
with good trip.
The Annie 2. Silver leaves st. Louis today
for New Orleans.
The City of Providence is expected TO pass
here today on her way TO st. Louis.
THE Benton was unayoidably detained,
and did not get away for Concordia until last
night
TIKI Dacotah Is announced TO leave here at
O'Clock this evening for Cairo and st.
Louis.
The City OF 81. Louis Is en- route from New
Orleans TO ST. Louis. She should pass here
Monday night
CAPT. q. W. GREER Of Louisville, has pur-
chased the steamer Nora Bell for 81, 900, and
will place her in the Salt river trade.
Tue Chickasaw, Capt Ed Postal, Is an
nounced 10 leave ut o'clock this evening
for all points ON White river. Chas. NJ. Pos
tai is her clerk.
The Joe Peters, Capt. L. u. Smith, is the
regular packet leaving this evening for
Helena, Terrene, Pine Bluff and all way
landings on the Arkansas river. Capt. James
N. Thompson Is chief clerk.
TnE James Lee arrived from Walnut Bend
with 2jT bales Of cotton, lSl bags Of seed
cotton and ,i9s sacks Of cotton seed. She
left for Friars Point with good trip.
The Rene Macready, from Friars Point
brought Ill bales of cotton, IL bags OF seed
cotton and ,2SS sacks OF cotton seed. She
left again yesterday evening for Blues Point
The Coahoma, Capt Higgins, leaves here
at o'clock this evening for 0sccola and all
way landings ON the upper coast. Vim.
Smither, Sid Wheeler and Charley Leftwich
are her clerks.
Cart. JONI A. HARPHAh, agent for the
board Of underwriters, left Yesterday ON the
Kate Adams for Terrene. from which point
lac will proceed 10 the wrecks Of the steamers
Home and Alberta No 3. lie Is accompa-
MED by Diver John Mcclure.
TnE big Helena arrived from New Orleans
with 1855 bales Of cotton, 30 bags Of seed cot
ton, lO,Ol2 sacks 81 cotton seed, 81 hogsheads
and ~ barrels Of sugar, los barrels Of mo-
lasscs and 80 empty hogshcads. The Helena
returns to New Orleans this evening.
A ST. LouHp paper states that constant com.
plants arc being made by pilots about the
inadequate number ~ beacon lights between
Cairo aud ~. Louis, and the lighthouse board
Is receiving ccnsurc. The pilots say they
want less diamond bulletin boards and more
beacon lights
Nrws tn all u MS down in this section Is
the following from the Pittsburs Post If the
18th The passenger steamer Paris e.. Brown,
plying between New Orleans and ST. Louis
will shortly run rnce with the Belle II
Memphis, between New Orleans and Hard
Times plantation. The coming race j. caus.
ing considerable betting In New Orleans"
Mn. GUS TERRY, Of Washington. late II
the United States navy, has recently taken
ont letters patent for an improved steering
apparatus 10y which, II is claimed, among
other advantages, that barge tOwage can be-
doubled with increased speed aud dimin-
ishcd expense. IL II already attracting con
siderable attention among shippers aud
river men.
TnE steamer Rob Roy, seized by Surveyor
Of Customs 7. y. Tobin Thursday evening,
for violating the laws governing navigation,
IN that she made several trips without a
licensed commander, was released yesterday.
u was shown that the violation was not will.
tul, hut the law was msintcrprctcd. Cant.
Bauman had been il and during his
confinement the pilot of the boat acted as
captain aud pilot. This was tho violation
Tor which thc boat was iinod. Capt John H.
McCune was yesterday made commander Of
the boat